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Koei Tecmo producer Keisuke Kikuchi made an appearance in during the NicoNico Live Fatal Frame series stream to talk about the latest of the upcoming new game on Wii U, which was revealed as Fatal Frame: Black Haired Shrine Maiden [零 ～濡鴉ノ巫女～ Zero ...

It's easy to forget when you've got the adorable little Pikachu as the franchise's mascot, but the word 'Pokémon' is actually a blend of the English words 'pocket' and 'monsters. ' Usually people aren't thinking about that fact as they catch as ma...

'Ace Of The Diamond' Anime Getting OVA Posted by Chris Beveridge July 17, 2014 at 05:32 PM With a pretty lengthy run so far on TV, the anime adaptation of the manga series Ace of the Diamond is taking a dip into the manga side as well.

Brace yourselves, more ecchi is coming as the September 2014 issue of Monthly Dragon Magazine will be announcing that an unaired episode of the popular High School DXD anime series will be bundled with the High School DXD DX.

Anime fan? Disneyland to sickly sweet for you? Then you may want to plan a trip to Tokyo early next year… A teaser site recently went live announcing that the world's first One Piece theme park is due to open its gates next spring.

We've no doubt all experienced that feeling of frustration when, right when things are getting good, our favorite TV show is interrupted by an ad break. We kick ourselves for getting suckered in, knowing full well that both the show's makers and ...

We, Tokyo Girls' Update, got a very precious chance to interview with Berryz Kobo just before the Japan Expo performance on July 3rd! Check out their real thought on overseas activities. Then also, the members unveiled the place where they want t...

Second 'Kiniro Mosaic' Anime Season Visuals Surface Posted by Chris Beveridge July 17, 2014 at 08:30 PM Kiniro Mosaic The upcoming second season of Kiniro Mosiac, aka KINMOZA! , has had a pair of new images revealed through an early look at the up...

Believe it or not, there is only a little more than a month to go until Tales of Xillia 2 hits store shelves in international markets. With the release date drawing closer, Bandai Namco have shared a brand new set of character trailers for the game.

Teddie Continuing their character trailers for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold), ATLUS (Japan) have this week shared videos featuring Teddie and Elizabeth, both of whom will be returning as playable characters in ...

The challenging strategy-RPG action of NAtURAL DOCtRINE is coming to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita in the west this September, and NIS America recently came through with the first batch of English screenshots.

Pikachu Cafe opening to promote new Pokémon Movie Everyone knows how cute Pikachu is; you guys don't need me to tell you that. Well, from July 19th to August 31st, in an effort to promote the new Pokémon movie, Pokemon XY: Cocoon of Destruction, (...

The next season of Gundam Build Fighters is right around the corner, and the first wave of Gunpla for this exciting new series has finally been revealed. Leading the charge for the next generation of Build Fights, four kits for the 1/114 High Grad...

In Memory Of Katie "Pelianth" Schroeder Posted by Chris Beveridge July 17, 2014 at 09:29 AM It is with deep sadness and regret that I was informed this morning that our friend, Katie "Pelianth" Schroeder, has passed away.

Question: A friend of mine is interested in selling anime merchandise online online. What are the factors that he should consider to make his business a success? Answer: Based on my experience with AnimeNation, my objective and considerate advice ...

Also sets all-time records on most VOD sites Market survey firm Oricon reported on Wednesday that Disney's animated film Frozen sold 661,000 Blu-ray Discs on its first official day of sales in Japan. In one day on Wednesday, it has set the all-tim...

Viz Media introduced Michelle Ruff as Luna in its latest Sailor Moon English dub clip on Wednesday. Stephanie Sheh also appears in the clip as Usagi Tsukino. The dub cast is as follows: Part one of the first season's Blu-ray and DVD release will s...

The comic industry's Harvey Awards have announced their final nominee ballot. Named for Mad Magazine's legendary Harvey Kurtzman, the awards are distinguished by Comic-Book creators, which means that they only accept votes from those who write, dr...

The official website for the Gundam Build Fighters anime series unveiled the series title, cast, staff, and key visual on Thursday. The series, titled Gundam Build Fighters Try will premiere on Japanese television station TV Tokyo and its related ...

Bandai updated its line of Dragon Ball Z goods with motion-activated toys for every aspiring Z Fighter. The company is streaming a video demonstrating how to best use its new wrist toy to perform Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo's iconic attacks.

Ahead of the Japan 1 Aug and 13 Sep releases of Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends respectively, Rurouni Kenshin has aired four new trailers — including an extended five-minute trailer — for their upcoming films.

Nippon Ichi Software opened a new teaser site for some sort of new game that is in the works. While we still don't know much about it, according to Famitsu, the teaser site gives a hint of a "beautiful lady" and "Gold" which can be seen scattered ...

Michelle Ruff has had many fantastic roles in English voice acting for anime and video games, including the quiet and mysterious Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, sadistic demon-girl Etna in every Disgaea game currently released an...

Jul17 Ruby predicts…. lewd… Yeah, you knew that was going to happen. And if you didn't, well that happened. But surely there is more to discuss. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Illya Diminished Illya's day was filled with friendship...

「キミニアエタカラ」 (Kimi ni Aetakara) "Because I Was Able To Meet You" Man, who needs an introduction? Let's just dive in and give this show all its praises! So far, it's very hard to find fault with the comedy of this show.

Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka will be holding a concert within Phantasy Star Online 2 later this month, Sega have announced. The two virtual idols will perform "Living Universe," the theme song from Phantasy Star Portable 2, in the game's Arks ...

Film based on 1986 shōjo manga will open in Japan on August 16 The official website for the live-action adaptation of Taku Tsumugi's Hot Road shōjo manga began streaming a trailer on Monday. The trailer features the full theme song "Oh, My Little ...

Kenshin must give up love to protect the future of the country in new films opening August 1 & September 13 Three new TV spots for this summer's Rurouni Kenshin live-action films began airing in Japan this week.

'Akira' Feature Gets New Writer Posted by Chris Beveridge July 17, 2014 at 03:34 PM Akira Buried a bit within an article focusing on writer Dante Harper getting involved in The Secret of the Temple feature to rewrite it for Fox 2000, there's note ...